What it’s really like on the ground in Nepal
Journalists reporting from Nepal describe the harrowing aftermath of severe flooding, including the difficult recovery of bodies in remote areas. The report highlights the reliance on helicopters for aid and the logistical challenges faced by rescue teams.
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This provides an on-the-ground perspective of the humanitarian crisis and the environmental impact of extreme weather in the Himalayas.
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Dhunche, Nepal: It’s raining in Dhunche, the small capital of Nepal’s Rasuwa district. That’s not unusual. It just makes everything harder.
Nepalese police carry bodies to a helicopter for a flight to Chitwan, where hundreds of disaster victims are being buried. Kate Geraghty The rain revives the quicksand left from last week’s raging flood , and picking through it for bodies is dangerous and painstakingly slow for the salvage teams. We’ve seen it.
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